Chancellor since 1995, has been appointed to succeed Lord Halifax as Lord President of the Council, while Lord Maugham, a Lord of Appeal in ordinary since' 1995, has been appointed in place of Viscount "Halt felt in political circles that the appointment of Lord Maugham of a temporary-nature pending another appointment at a later date, when the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, decides on a Cabinet pene reshuffle.
Tt Is understood that Earl Stanhope, President of the Board of Education, will relieve Lord Halifax of his duties as Leader of the House of Lords—Reuter,
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